Working fifo input now.

foobar/kiss.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import queue
+import os
 import time
 import threading
+import re
 
 def main():
     print("Hello There")
@@ -19,28 +21,49 @@ def main():
     output_thread.daemon = True
     output_thread.start()
 
-    for num in range(21):
+    countdown(config, event)
-        print(f"wait till full: {num}/20", end='\r')
+
+def countdown(config, event):
+    print(f"Speak to: {config['input']}")
+    print(f"Output is going to be: {config['output']}")
+    num = 0
+    while not event.is_set():
+        print(f"wait till full: {num}/~", end='\r')
         time.sleep(0.5) 
+        num = num + 1
     print("\nDone!")
-    event.set()
 
 def handle_input(que, event, config):
-    loop = 0
     file = config['input']
+    try:
+        os.mkfifo(file)
+    except FileExistsError:
+        pass
+    with open(file, 'r') as in_fifo:
         while not event.is_set():
-        message = f"{time.time()} | Hi! | {file} | {loop}"
+            fifo_read = in_fifo.readline().rsplit('\n')
+            if not fifo_read:
+                continue
+            message = fifo_read
             que.put(message)
-        loop = loop + 1
             time.sleep(1)
 
 def handle_output(que, event, config):
-    file = '/tmp/test_out'
+    file = config['output']
-    future_file = config['output']
     with open(file, 'a') as out_file:
         while not event.is_set():
+            try:
                 message = que.get()
-            out_file.write(f"{future_file} | {message}\r\n")
+            except queue.Empty:
+                continue
+            if message == "":
+                continue
+            elif 'EXIT' in message:
+                event.set()
+                out_file.write(f"{time.time()} | Bye!\r\n")
+                out_file.flush()
+            else:
+                out_file.write(f"{time.time()} | {message[0]}\r\n")
                 out_file.flush()
                 time.sleep(1)